Calling all members of the Rhythm Nation: Janet Jackson was seen filming a music video in Williamsburg yesterday, and the shoot continued today with none other…
W.O.W. Project Shares Stories of Resilience in Chinatown Open Mic Night
In a dull gray building on Chinatown’s historic Eldridge Street, attendees squeezed into a cramped elevator and made their way to the youth center and…
Mini Doc Immerses You in the Theater Group That Made the Sleep No More of Brooklyn
Are you one of those people who always meant to go see one of the high-octane immersive-theater productions by Williamsburg-based Third Rail Projects, but never…
Chicago Artist Embeds Trump in East Village, Gets the ‘Welcome to NY, Now Leave’ Treatment
In his hometown of Chicago, artist Jim Bachor is known for covering up unsightly potholes with mosaics depicting things people actually like: ice cream cones,…
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Saved, Making For Some Dreamy Midsummer Nights
Shakespearean tragedies don’t typically see a peaceful resolution, but it looks like there’ll be a happy ending for a drama that unfolded center stage at a Community…
Massive Mowing Picasso Will Stay in Brooklyn a Little Lawnger
Picasso’s green period ain’t over yet. A 10-foot-tall sculpture of the Spanish artist cutting grass was supposed to be taken down this week, but the massive…
Patti Smith Mural Pays Tribute to Punk Icon’s East Village Roots
“P U N K is back in the East Village,” reads the Instagram comment from neighborhood street-art curators East Village Walls. That might be a…
Swinging Like Hell With Grove Street Stompers, Oldest Jazz Gig in Town
It’s your typical Monday night at Arthur’s Tavern in Greenwich Village, an eclectic spot on Grove Street that’s been serving jazz fans since the speakeasy…
Inside the Installation of the Summer, Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Narcissus Garden’
MoMA PS1 has once again brought their crack aesthetic instincts and curatorial muscle out to Fort Tilden for the summer, this year hosting a fantastic…
Here’s How Joe’s Pub Does a Block Party
On the first day of the summer solstice, the air thrummed with the rhythmic sensations of drumbeats and fast-paced guitar solos, lively dancing and good…